The No. 25 Duke Blue Devils (14-5, 5-4 ACC) will try to remain in the top 25 against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-12, 1-9) in Atlanta Saturday at 3 p.m. ET (ACC Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines'around the 'Duke vs. Georgia Tech odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
No. 25 Duke comes into this contest after losing 78-75 on the road against Virginia Tech Monday as 2.5-point underdogs. This game came at an additional cost as SF Dariq Whitehead was injured and will miss time. His absence will be felt on the scoreboard for Duke, who is already lacking in this department at only 72.2 points per game.
The Yellow Jackets average 68.9 points on offense this season. The defense of Duke, which ranks 49th in the nation, is allowing only 64.3 points. This does not bode well for a Georgia Tech team looking to gain its 2nd conference victory. With the talent gap in this game being so large, it will be difficult to make shots for Georgia Tech. GT has struggled in this area all season at 42.1%, which is only 307th in the country and another day of bad shooting can be in store once again in Atlanta.